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眼輪筋 (がんりんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

眼がん輪りん筋きん

Meanings

1

noun

orbicularis oculi muscle

anatomy

Anatomical term for the circular muscle surrounding the eye; used in medical and biological contexts.

眼がん輪りん筋きんはまぶたを閉とじる働はたらきをする。
The orbicularis oculi muscle functions to close the eyelids.

Kanji

眼eyeball
輪wheel, ring, circle
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Etymology

Compound of 眼 (gan, 'eye'), 輪 (rin, 'ring'), and 筋 (kin, 'muscle'), describing the ring-shaped muscle around the eye.